Comments | wtf_nature: Eumycetoma/Madura Foot

evilstorm in wtf_nature

Eumycetoma/Madura Foot

Jul 27, 2010 10:32

So there are a bunch of fungi that cause this particular kind of infection, clumped together as one condition known as eumycetoma. Because it usually shows up in the feet, for example after stepping on a contaminated object and getting a wound with spores in (WEAR SHOES, PEOPLE), it's commonly known as madura foot. No infection is particularly fun ( Read more... )

fungus, infection, fungi, disease

Comments 45

angrytroll July 27 2010, 03:48:08 UTC

OH GOD

sugarlipped July 27 2010, 03:58:23 UTC

Duuuude, I totally had a dream that I had something like this happen to me once. Like, fungal hyphae winding throughout my skin. :x

shemale July 27 2010, 03:58:44 UTC

oh hey i'd seen the final page of the holes but had never read the whole thing until now

evilstorm July 27 2010, 04:00:31 UTC

It's common on all the *chans, and I take it a bunch of other forums too.

shemale July 27 2010, 04:05:10 UTC

yes, but especially the last panel, and i hadn't felt motivated to check out the rest of it until this post.

jinkun2702 July 27 2010, 04:28:26 UTC

omfg omfg omfg omfg I will never be barefoot again

pheslaki July 27 2010, 04:50:27 UTC

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